Faced Waist Bootcut Pants

Name: Faced Waist Bootcut Pants
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5148
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5148

Full-length women's trousers with a bootcut leg, a waistband-free top edge finished with a shaped facing, darts at the front and back, and a zip in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blended or natural fabrics; the sample is made in silk.

Tech. Description

Faced Waist Bootcut Pants

Full-length women's trousers with a bootcut leg, a waistband-free top edge finished with a shaped facing, darts at the front and back, and a zip in the left side seam.

When To Wear

For the office and work, with blouses, knit tops and jackets.
With heeled shoes or boots: the leg widens from the knee to the hem.
In spring and summer in lighter fabrics.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting through the hip and thigh, widening from the knee to the hem.

Length: Full length.

Waist: No waistband. The top edge is finished with a facing: the front facing is cut on the fold, the back facing in two halves joined at the centre back. The seam allowances are trimmed to 0.5 cm and stitched down onto the facing, and the facing is tacked to the seam allowances and darts inside.

Front: One dart on each front, pressed towards the centre.

Back: Two darts on each back half, pressed towards the centre; centre back seam.

Closure: Zip at the top of the left side seam, stitched under the folded edges of the opening; the facing is sewn to the zip tape.

Finishing: Hem turned up and stitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A side-seam zip and a faced waist edge that must lie flat without a waistband, plus fitting darts at front and back.

Fabric Recommendations

Blended or natural fabrics; the sample is made in silk.

Additional Supplies

1 zip, 18 cm long

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Front Half – 2 pieces
Back Half – 2 pieces
Front Facing – 1 piece on fold
Back Facing – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Stitch darts, press dart fullness towards the center.
Stitch side seams, leaving the top of the left seam open for the zipper slit. Stitch inseams. Press seam allowances open. Stitch front and back center seams in one go. Press seam allowances open from the top down to the start of the curves.
Zipper closure: Press seam allowances along the slit edges to the wrong side. Stitch the zipper to both sides under the edges of the slit.
Upper edge of trousers: On the facings, stitch the center back seam of the Back Facings and the right side seam (Front Facing to Back Facing). Stitch the joined facing right sides together to the upper edges of the trousers. Trim seam allowances to 0.5 cm width, lay them under the facings and stitch close to the edge. Turn facings to the wrong side, press the upper edge. Fold under the facings from the inside, stitch to the zipper tape. Additionally, stitch the lower edges of the facings to the seam allowances and dart fullness.
Lower edge: Turn up the hem seam allowances to the wrong side and stitch.